Exploring Religious Arguments on Youtube is fascinating!

I was watching some of the videos online that bash Christianity, or God, at least. It is quite fun. I absolutely don't agree, of course, but I love to argue with people! Constructively, I mean, without the anger. I've noticed (lately) that anger serves no purpose in an argument. Other places it's absolutely useful. But it doesn't help when your talking with an equal who has an opposing view, it just makes you irrational and then influences them to feel the same.

Anyway, I was thinking I would come on and blog about how everyone should just LEAVE EACH OTHER ALONE, and stop having long pointless conversations about what you should do, I should do, he should do.... But then, I felt so motivated to come up with answers to the arguments posed by the anti-christian-belief people, that I realized I had an answer to everything! Answers that makes sense to me, at least. And so I realized: it's okay to argue! In fact, you should, so as to reveal truths that people might be avoiding. But I mean to say that it's good to argue, and consider other people's opinions.

However, you should only get into debates if you know you can handle it, of course. If you don't know what you believe, it's not a good idea, because arguments are not meant to teach, or fill your head with principles--they are only supposed to challenge beliefs you already have, and make you consider your life in a new light.

[Later Edit at 4:00am Sunday, 7/4/10...! >>> I was talking to my mom yesterday about a text she likes, that she found that day in church, in the chapter of Titus. It talks about how you should ignore people who want to argue about established rules--the kinds of rules that are good, like "no speeding", or the Ten Commandments, or other rules and laws that have meaning and a strong place in our society-- the GOOD laws that HELP more than they hinder. The text explained that it was a bad idea to listen and debate about useless issues that don't need to be brought up, such as the abolishing or changing of a law that should stay where it is. So I guess, when you argue, it's still a good thing, but make sure you're not engaging in an argument that is dumb/stupid/pointless or "foolish".]

Ah, have you noticed I am up at a normal hour of daytime? Yah. It's not going to last.


naaaaw. Bad attitude! I mean, I've got to be positive. Anyway, I looked at my blog posts of the past, and really, only about 10% or less of them are actually at the dead hours.